Oliver Twist

This is a great version of the original. The only reason I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars is because it plays out like a tv special. However the acting is great and the actors looked as though they enjoyed their roles. My favorite thing about it was how much milder they made the violent parts. With this version all three kids were able to watch it with no issues. Their ages are 7,5 and the baby (10 months old). Nobody was scared or upset like with the other versions.

I would give this review 3 1/2 stars if I could, but I've got to settle on a tentative 4. This is maybe the best family film based on Dicken's classic story of Oliver. With excessive characters and side-plots done away with in recrafting the main plot, it's less dense without being too fluffy, and it's gritty enough without being (as the novel is, at times) frighteningly violent. Most of the actors carry their parts well, except for the man who played as Bill Sykes, and the child actor who played as Oliver. Elijah Wood did good acting, with his facial expressions and body-language delivering the right emotions at the right time, and though his accent wasn't the most brilliant I've ever heard, he was entirely consistent in his usage of it, which is saying a lot! He fell short, due to misguided directing, of living up to the name of "Artful Dodger". It was very, very silly to have him leading around such a huge band of little theives. In real life, they would have made the police suspicious and been arrested within an hour . . . but that wasn't Wood's fault. In the book Fagin sent the boys out in either alone or in small groups. The Artful and Charley Bates were a twosome, and then when Oliver joined them they were a trio -- and the Artful always made sure they remained inconspicuous. As for Sykes, this movie's interpretation of him was so cartoonish it was all but laughable. Sykes in the book was less ranting and more cruely sarcastic, less of a raving hot-head and more coldly menacing. Though he often was hysterically violent, the creepy thing about him was that his *bite* was always worse than his *bark*. Fagin is a lost cause -- he is not Dicken's Fagin. But the actor carried well the part of the Fagin custom-made for this movie. The one thing that should definately have been changed was the potrayel of Oliver: the child actor who played him was as composed in all the filth and violence as a school-boy who just stepped off the bus.

It came perfectly and fast shipping. I loved Oliver twist the 2005 version so much I wanted to see this version I was a bit disappointed I just wasn't so into it and bored at times but still watched it all. Ilike the 2005 movie because it kept me excited , it was so entertaining . i also watched the 1933 version and enjoyed as well . but I still will watch it and like to add to my collection! Especially since its Disney ❤

In my humble opinion the best version of "Oliver", an old family friend.I think the actors are right on character.

I am so disappointed! Just got this movie for my kids after reading Oliver Twist and went to watch it and it started skipping within the first 5 minutes then completely froze. I took it out and looked at the DVD and it has a scratch!! So DISAPPOINTED!!

I absolutely love this movie; it will always be The best version of Oliver Twist. So happy I found it on Amazon.

This movie is not the one if your really a Dickens fan. It's an ok for kids, but it's not the dickens novel, it's more like a cliff notes version, and the actors may be name brand, but the acting isn't and the Characters are not believable.Spend the extra money and get the "BBC Masterpiece Theater Version"

Good family version only indirect references to violence most young children won't get it

I have seen several versions of this film as I love the story and have enjoyed most of them. However, this is the worst of the lot.The casting is terrible with some characters hardly bearing any comparison to the book or other film versions.The picture quality is poor and looks like it's been made in someones shed.I do not recommend this to anyone.

I collect movies based on classic stories and books. This one is okay, dut its clear to see that Disney was involved. It's less dark, but still stick to the original story. Worth rewatching - No.

I love Oliver Twist and used to watch the original film with my mum many years ago. I am not sure I enjoyed this version as much, but still watchable.

Absolutely brilliant DVD

a politically correct verson of David Lean's film of the 1940s. makes Fagin out to be a character with little villainy